Instant Party! Easy Five-Ingredient Appetizers

Whether you're a regular party-planner or just a seasonal one, you will appreciate these recipes for instant appetizers that use just five ingredients (not counting oil, salt, and pepper). They make creating elegant treats surprisingly simple. Now that you have the appetizers under control, focus on the main courses. Or stick to a menu full of small bites. Add a few more from this fantastic collection of appetizers for parties.

Blistered Shishito Peppers with Miso

Blistered Shishito Peppers with Miso

Finger-long and typically mild (one in 10 is spicy), shishito peppers are sautéed, simmered, grilled, and eaten raw all over Japan in the summer. This charred version from farmer Tadaaki Hachisu gets a salty, earthy, spicy hit from brown rice miso and fresh ginger.